Glareshield



iamiim'i 3, 2927* Mmn mm PATENT 1 O]? SJBLEY, XAJUESIANAJ GLAEIMHIELD,

agmlicatim filed January 4, 1:326. serial No, 752,166.

Shifilii mars wad from'slda ix) sum by Mm driver @zf time m is to px'ovide a, dvavice all which Wiii not detract from Emma {13% the w, sequirimg 1m ms,-

aiiemtion in the same, and which is mle cf umaxmntation to afimract atte1z-- dwired, the ops-rating means ior thaz position oi the shiaid bung close to flue comes.- posi; in 0utway QGSifiQ-ll 59 as n05;- m izi'ixeg'i'em with steexing 0f the can, and ye; wrihin easy mach c-f "in: leit'hund sf the mix a1 m aim-imam Whiie still guiding the car with the anther hmfin and. wmplete undm'stmldin of the invention may be obtainedfinem a $0215 (harm 11011 m fm'i'uwing mmiied descriptipn taken in sonnecafiion with 12 5 accomyamymg drawing rims-wing a. 1mm if this specificatien, in; being; mniwstami that while iimwing; shows prmtiimfli mm 63114: inventim the 1J- is 1 0%; m be confined. m strict cam fan "mail 151m showing thereuf hut may augacl m" madified, w lung; web; a) as m nmdzficafiwns mark {3Q 1L fiwl'lala .from the when? features (if 611% spealficaily painted mm m the ,ciaims. I

in which similar refer aesignate warms-mm '1 mat the swarm)? 'qm' side elevat imz. shsmng the fieviw m zapzfiffid sitiong 4311413109801 1322,12

'gura 55 is w p plan view uffifim same,

12 (51* car being shown m seamen. u-es 45., 5 and 6 are dcmik the cnnaimc'fiatu, drawn 011 an enlargec scale 'I is a detail hm'isaonml s-yction of an automnlnle,

ling at night is shield fin llgnts, through portion 2 whih suitably agertured for the? reeeption 0f fastening screws to attach "5311s sams tothe front face 013 the earner "post it being understos i that the post 3 may be either the gamer stills mm of a closei car or file marraesgxmd ugu'ight bar of an open car, ti'm itavam- Lion may be used ta equal 01; either type uf cm. z

Adjacent to the front and; of the) imzimu tally disposed arm ret ihe bracket 2; a. centrally disposal,upstanding pivotal past 01' bolt .5, and at the termimlof 2mm, tfmre are pie'vided upstandmg lugs 6 wmad apart and adap 'iaxi to act s't-Qp 1m. Hummer 0' be a "net,

P'ivotaliy mammal an file brackea is an. elongated plate. 1", preferably formed mi suitable sheet metal, iheaagh same opaque material may 13% emplcyed $515.61 gsiaita constituting the adjustable shield, slams: ihe device, the. sauna, being momma take of a slight sidewise nmw: froz'xt end inwarzfiy towards fixe- 1 centenline of ihe head of Hm to Contact with the inmr mm'nshile 'i-m'veifrmn the gleam cf zippy shiny To this enoi. the rear ea 9.: the pk e is provided with am eye 8 which is as "263 610 ""w; m pi'v-omi post m 1103i: 5, we head I he bait ser'vizig t0 retain the mm in position to freely revvivs an. the be-1t, and. the

latter being heid pasi' ion by 3.. mm 9. The rear and of the plate havmg the 8 formed 3116112111 1s pmierfl *f than the front pm' icm i6 16 and :2 home 01- fomneri 0f the aim-2i; 1mm

Mm up 0f thas maimed rear '0 isien bafiween th legs 0: thereof, the fan )1 h" fpmiwn 01 1:0 plate asking is @mim'iy 5m" 1 the said. from: the driw, 5 visiam wimn the approach ing em. is yet in advance; him, anti mitting 0%, a. monrzent-ary glimpse (if the said spaca, they flash. pasi 'izhus allowing the driver ts keep his eyesnn the right side of the mad ezclusivw 137, withouf; visual intar'ferenca enabling him to avoid running 01? the mad.

The device is attiashei camel post 8 at & suitame @levzaiiion tn accnrd with the ie'vei' 0f the maxi; m'dar aw .srs 0r fim'veiw's n H We the forward portion of the shield is sub;

stantially on said level and said'portion, when the plate is swung to the posltlo'n 111- dicated in dotted lines'at A inFigurefljof the drawing, by means to be described, it; will be seen that the driver may freely s a;

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i .lniFi'gnre-fi 'tlle'bracket 1 is shown attached, as by post 3'5of the top supporting frame of m straight ahead of him and carefully watch; his side of the road and yet, whenl'theja' preaching car has reached what may termed the danger zone, say a hundre'd feet or so inadvance, the forward portion of the I -'Sfl1d=1) 0$t fl.-l l(l"tll6 frame of the windshield .3! for; the. actuating rod 14 to operate in,

shield etiectually screens the annoying headlights until they safely pass, when a momern tary view of the same may be hadlthrongh the said space at the rear-end of the plate, to

i i f ,held in proper. position on the said post 3 7, is further notify the driver of said passage.

The front end of the plate provided with vertical'eye 12 in the'intcr mediate portion of which there is pivoted the looped end 13 of a pull rod 14 passes rearwardly through a sleeve 15 setinto the corner post ii in horizontal aline-i f What is clai1'ned1s:-'--

ment with the hinged, front end of the-rod and at the rear end, the latter is provided with e downturned handle 16 in rear of the Wind shield and within easy reach of the driver of the car. i

The passageway through the sleeve 15 is. of a diameter to permit the rod to partake of the necessary rocking actionginideflecting the plate '2', as indicated in Figure 2, and the said rod is preferably widened where trai erasing the sleeve, as shown, in Figuref' i and is provided in its upper edge withfspaced notches 17 for engagement Witha pivoted latch 18, which may he lifted from one notch and which wiii gravitate into the other notch to lock the rod in. its torward or rearward, positions. 4

. The plate 7 provided on its outer face with an ear 19 extending outwardly and having perforation for the hooked end of a coiled spring 20, wlnchextends'slightly outward towards its rear end and'which is hooked into perforated earf21 'outstandin train the outer side edge' of the horlzonta. portion of the bracket a and at the front end,

thereof to exert a constant outward pressure; on the plate against the outer stop lug 6, as

clearly shown in a gem 5 of the drawing.

" lhe upper end of the'eyej12 formed at the:

front end of the plate Tisadap'ted to receive the staff of, a} small flag or banner or other ornamental device if desired, and it will be eeen, from the foregoing, that a' simple,

vthen-pol rod ingat an times to hold the shield l in front of the win shield and'nornraliy ing .bracketladapted :to be secured l'fifililfi e i ne'r'fpos't of the car and to'extend tori-r;

post carried by the front end'of said lore-siren the plate means for swinging the front end fof thep ate inwardly-towards the long postrat the drivers side. of the ca pivotal {post carried near -.the fror 'pas singrearwardly through the Pa e rninating' -"n a'handle within the c swingin the the car o cheaply manufactured and stronganddnra i hie device for shielding the'eyes of automo-- drivers eyes from approaching head -.post,'0f thecar--.and extending for the constant 'strain of the spring on one side ofthe lateand the locked engagement of on the other side thereof, servplate rifgidly imposition against one or the other 0 the' lugs'6 to res st-the pressure of the suitable screws, to the side open can There is ample space between andlthe" ivoted latch 18 may be carried by an-attac ing PltltQ'Of bracket 18 suitably lifted from its engagement in the notches l7 1. A 1m, shield for automobiles corn ing .a vertically dis osed rigid plate lot tending longitudinally of the car, a sun in advance o'f the driver, av-vertical pivotin for pivotal connection-with the rear and or .dinal center line-of the hood of the car. obscure approachingheadlights, and ate; carried 1) the bracket for limiting the i. ward an outward swinging movement or tl1e plate' f j s 2. A glare shieldT'ior automobiles prising, .an [elongated plate form u i opaqu'e materialand-having a yer-tn, otal eye at one end, a bracket adap secured to the front of the top su extend forwardly therefrom,- an

the bracketand traversingthe eye n. plate to, pivotally su port the some in ance. thereof, a -pn llwrod pivo" 'n'ected to th'e front end, of the plate ataslight angle ac r sh eldmg'the d-rlvers eyes 1? approachingiheadllghts. r a

Ak'shield for v-protect ing meme" 5 elongated plate 0 11181611815 a support oarried b the w means for pivoting-the plate at its as on the frontendof the support, said plnorrnally extending" i -nlongitudinal aln ment'w-ith the sama'and with the swinging,

stop lugs formed on the front end of the support to stop the plate in exact longitudinal alinement or in an angular position across the car, a pull rod flexibly connected to the plate and extending to the driver to move said plate to the latter position, means for locking the rod in its extreme positions, and a coiled spring terminally connected to the support and the plate to pull the latter to the former or normal position when the pull rod is released.

4. A glare shield for automobile drivers eyes, comprisinga supporting bracket securech to the corner post of the car andextending forwardly in front of the same, a shield plate pivoted thereto for horizontal a coiled spring for returning the plate to longitudinal alineinent, a pull rod connected to the plate for swinging the same 1 to an angular position relative to the car, spaced lugs carried by thebracket to limit the movement of the plate, said pull rod extending through said corner post and terniinating in a handle and having spaced notches formed therein, and a latch pivoted to the post and, adapted to engage in the notches to lock the glare sliield in either lon itu dinal alineinent with the car when not en angered by approaching headlights or in a slightly angular position to obscure headlights and permit full view of the right side of the road.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 1 have hereto aflixed my signature.

HEN R Y E VANS STAMPLE Y. 

